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SAO PAULO (AP) – Neymar was sent off the field after an apparent error by the fourth official during Santos’ 3-0 home loss to Coritiba in the Brazilian league on Sunday, giving the star striker one last chance to make a positive impression before playing against Brazil. world cup<\/span> Teams will be announced. <\/p>\nNeymar, 34, has struggled to stay fit since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in October 2023, and has been trying to prove himself to Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti for more than a year. He deserves to be on the team.<\/span><\/p>\nThe incident occurred in the 65th minute. By then Coritiba were already leading 3-0 and Neymar, who has improved in recent weeks, was having a quiet game against relegation-threatened Santos. <\/p>\n
Neymar was sprayed by doctors on his right calf on the field, but was ordered by the referee to return to the sideline to continue treatment. <\/p>\n
Within seconds, the fourth official raised the substitution committee, indicating that number 10 Neymar was leaving. Robinho Jr.<\/span>immediately took to the pitch.<\/p>\n“I knew Robinho was coming in, but I didn’t even see him,” Neymar said. “I didn’t know I was being substituted and I didn’t look at the board. It was a very serious mistake by the officials and the person who wrote the numbers on the board.”<\/p>\n
Santos<\/span> Coach Kuka and Neymar himself informed fourth and referee Paulo Cesar Zanovelli that a mistake had been made by defender Gonzalo Escobar, who was to be substituted and wears number 31.<\/p>\nZanovelli gave Neymar a yellow card for refusing to be substituted. The striker then picked up an official substitution request sheet and showed it to a broadcaster at Sao Paulo’s Neo Quimica Arena, but it had Escobar’s number written on it instead of his own.<\/p>\n
Santos coach Cuca said at a press conference, “It’s true that (the fourth referee) made a mistake, but that wasn’t the reason for the loss. It’s unfair to blame him for this.”<\/p>\n
The Brazilian Football Federation, which organizes the country’s league, has not yet officially commented on the incident. <\/p>\n
Manager Ancelotti will announce his Brazil squad on Monday in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n
Brazilian media reported. Neymar’s chance<\/span> The proportion of players in the 26-man quota has increased in recent years as Ancelotti is preferred by other players he is certain to bring to the World Cup. <\/p>\n___<\/p>\n
AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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